Atmospheric Pollution Test

What causes the increase in temperature in the stratosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Water Vapor

• Ozone

• Carbon Dioxide

Which of the following is a primary pollutant?

• Smog

• Acid Rain

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon Dioxide

Which of the following is NOT a biproduct of combustion?

• Ozone

• Carbon Monoxide

• NOx

• VOCs

Which of the following is/are product(s) of incomplete combustion?

• Both VOCs and CO

• Only VOCs

• Only CO

• Neither VOCs nor CO

Carbon monoxide _______________________________________________________________________________________________.

• is produced by incomplete combustion

• does not directly cause deaths

• is most problematic in rural areas

• leads to formation of photochemical smog

Acid deposition forms as a result of ________________.

• nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide

• sulfur dioxide and VOCs

• carbon monoxide and VOCs

• carbon monoxide and photochemical smog

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Thermal inversions ______________________________________________________________________________________________.

• trap high concentrations of pollution at ground level

• result in increased levels of acid deposition

• are caused by high levels of precipitation

• reduce the negative effects of VOCs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which pollution control method was proposed by an amendment of the Clean Air Act?

• a market for sulfur emissions

• the regulation of radon emissions

• allowing tolls to limit the use of cars

• the use of catalytic converters

The effects of acid deposition include ______________.

• decreased aquatic biodiversity

• decreased human health in impacted areas

• increased pH of lake water

• increased cancer rates in aquatic organisms

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?

• Water Vapor

• Methane

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide